#1Famous people · Briggsville
Briggsville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the American politician Edward J. Cleary the best known. The only other name is the united States Army Brigadier general Arthur S. Champeny. Arthur S. Champeny, born in 1893, is the youngest, and Edward J. Cleary, born in 1866, the first on record. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Edward J. Cleary
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Edward J. Cleary
Youngest
1893
Arthur S. Champeny
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Briggsville
#1#2Military
Arthur S. Champeny
1893–1979United States Army Brigadier general
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Briggsville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Edward J. Cleary: Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizin…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Champeny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons